covalent en · ADJ
Pronunciation
- /kəʊˈveɪ.lənt/ (Received-Pronunciation)
- /koʊˈveɪ.lənt/ (General-American)
- (US) audio
- kōvā'lənt
- /kəʉˈvæɪ.lənt/ (Australia)
Etymology
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱe? Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm Proto-Italic *kom Proto-Italic *kom- Latin con- Latin co-lbor. English co- English valent English covalent From co- + valent.
Meanings
- Containing or characterized by a covalent bond.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| most covalent | Degree=Sup | lexicographic | |
| more covalent | Degree=Cmp | lexicographic |
Deriveds
monocovalent · covalent radius · covalent compound · covalently · ionocovalent · noncovalent · pentacovalent · bicovalent
Relateds
Translations (21)
ru ковалентный (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · sv kovalent (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · el ομοιοπολικός (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · cs kovalentní (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · nn kovalent (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · ca covalent (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · es covalente (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · la convalēns (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · cmn 共價的 /共价的 (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · cy cofalent (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · la covalēns (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · fa کووالانت (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · hu kovalens (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · pl kowalencyjny (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · cmn 共價的 /共价的 (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · it covalente (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · eo kovalenta (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · nb kovalent (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · nl covalent (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · fi kovalenttinen (containing or characterized by a covalent bond) · pt covalente (containing or characterized by a covalent bond)